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EU threatens to ban vaccine exports to Britain amid ‘crisis of century’
The European Union on Wednesday threatened to ban exports of Covid-19 vaccines to Britain to safeguard scarce doses for the bloc’s own citizens facing a third wave of the pandemic…
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Malaysia’s Muhyiddin unveils US$4.9 billion in fresh stimulus to aid coronavirus recovery
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled a fresh round of stimulus on Wednesday, in the hope of breathing life into a pandemic-hit economy that last year saw its worst contraction…
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The world’s richest countries are hoarding vaccines. This is morally indefensible | Fatima Bhutto
Why does South Africa pay twice as much for vaccines as European countries? Why has Africa – home to 1.3bn people – been allocated just 300m doses? Last year, European…
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Washington warns it could restrict Cathay Pacific Airways flights over Hong Kong quarantine rules
Washington has warned it may restrict flights from local carriers such as Cathay Pacific Airways over objections to Hong Kong’s quarantine rules, which it says are denying “fair and equal…
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Johnson wants to move on from Covid – 125,000 deaths shows why we need an inquiry | Rafael Behr
The delayed lockdowns, the PPE failures, the billions wasted on test and trace, the cronyism: the public need answers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson…
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Coronavirus: daughter of US consulate couple tests positive, prompting school to close; residential buildings locked down after 11 new Covid-19 cases
The three-year-old daughter of two US consulate employees in Hong Kong was among the city’s 11 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, prompting her preschool to shut and leaving some staff…
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Coronavirus: Pakistan receives 500,000 Sinopharm shots from China; Australia seeks 1 million vaccine doses for Papua New Guinea
Pakistan on Wednesday received a Chinese donation of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, bringing the country’s total supply to 1 million shots, Health Minister Faisal Sultan said.The South Asian nation…
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Asian-American group reports 3,795 racially motivated attacks during pandemic
Since coronavirus shutdowns began last March, thousands of Asian-Americans have faced racist verbal and physical attacks or have been shunned by others, according to a study released Tuesday.The study by…
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How Hong Kong’s coronavirus pandemic recovery can draw on the arts
This is the second year that the coronavirus has hit Hong Kong Arts Month, which is normally held in March and features a sumptuous feast of events in the visual…
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Australia news live: new vaccine booking website hit by technical problems; PNG’s Covid-19 crisis
Several users receive error messages hours after site is launched; vaccine rollout fast-tracked over fears Papua New Guinea’s outbreak could spread to north Queensland. Follow live Follow our global coronavirus…